Mastitis is considered the costliest disease on dairy farms and also adversely affects animal
welfare. As treatment (and to a lesser extent prevention) of mastitis rely heavily on …

Inflammatory cascades are a critical component of the immune response to infection or
tissue damage, involving an array of signals, including water-soluble metabolites, lipid …

Systemic inflammation (SI) is increasingly studied in several species because it may be
central in many metabolic disturbances and be a risk factor for clinical disease. This proof-of …

Dairy cows experience several challenges during the transition period, historically defined
as the 3 wk before to 3 wk after calving. During this 6-wk window, cows undergo a series of …

Stress affects the productivity and fertility of cattle. Stress causes strain and individual
animals experience different amounts of strain in response to the same amount of stress …

Simple Summary Although the pain associated with parturition performs the primary
physiological function of maintaining frequent, strong myometrial contractions, its biological …

Simple Summary There are several conditions and diseases considered painful to cattle.
One reason for the inconsistency in pain recognition and thus pain relief in cattle is the …

The pasture-based replacement dairy heifer is typically housed and managed intensively
from birth until weaning, but post-weaning is housed outdoors in paddocks under less …

Mastitis has well-recognized harmful effects on dairy farm profitability. Furthermore, mastitis
impairs the milk component synthesizing ability of secretary tissues. Various therapies are …

Simple Summary The treatment of dairy cows with nonsteroidal drugs is applied
experimentally to investigate the relevance of inflammation during the periparturient period …